Harding Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.4% |
| Below Standard | 68.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Harding Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the El Centro Elementary district average of 13.1%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.6% exceeded — 4.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 11.5% | 23.1% | 34.6% |
| 4th | 88 | 10.2% | 22.7% | 33.0% |
| 5th | 79 | 15.2% | 29.1% | 44.3% |
| 6th | 73 | 15.1% | 21.9% | 37.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 7.6% | 19.0% | 26.6% |
| 4th | 88 | 3.4% | 20.4% | 23.9% |
| 5th | 79 | 10.1% | 17.7% | 27.9% |
| 6th | 76 | 13.2% | 9.2% | 22.4% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.1